My Writing

• Risk Management Border Bias and Risk Perception in Information Security
  Research shows people irrationally believe state borders can protect against disasters, underestimating risks from across the line. In security, firewalls and other devices may create similar...
• Malware Protect Files From Malware With Windows Integrity Levels
  Windows integrity levels can protect sensitive files from malware. Use the Chml tool to set a file to High integrity level with "no read up" policy enabled. Since malware typically runs at Medium...
• Fun Fun Ways to Change Behavior and Improve Security
  Fun can act as positive reinforcement for security behavior, often more powerful than negative reinforcement. Rewarding the behaviors you want, from badging in to enabling MFA, builds secure habits...
• Malware Protect Processes from Spyware With Windows Integrity Levels
  Windows mandatory integrity levels (Low/Medium/High) can protect against keyloggers. User-mode malware typically runs at Medium level; launching sensitive applications like password vaults with "Run...
• Malware 4 Steps to Combat Malware Enterprise-Wide: New Article
  Treating malware infections as independent events--cleaning up and moving on--doesn't keep pace with evolving attack tactics. Effective enterprise malware defense requires detecting propagation...
• Training Developing Cybersecurity Skills Through Deliberate Practice
  You can spend years on the job without becoming an expert. Skills come from deliberate practice with feedback and coaching, plus the grit to renew your curiosity without leaving security.